Wheel.



c. CARPENTER.

WHEEL. APPLIOATIDI FILED IA]. 22, 1909.

Patentd Oct. 25, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI E;

mm cnnrnn'rmr, or museum, PENNSYLVANIA,

we e -3 in Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Application fled Jun 2a, 1009. Serial Ho. 413,157.

To whom it concern: 7 v

Be it known thatI, (31mm: Gasman-res, a citizen of the- United 'States'of Amenca,

' residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheuy and State of Penn lvania, have in-' vented certain new and use Improvements in Wheels, of which the following is a space fication, reference had therein to the accompanying-drawing.

This invention relates to wheels,

objects ofmy inventionare, first, to provide a novel wheel whereinresilient means are employed for the hub-portion thereof; second, to obviate the necesityj ofusing springs beneath the bod of a vehicle;th1rd, to provide a dumb e and'inexpensive wheel that will in'sureeasy riding to the occupants of a vehicle; and fourth, to provide a wheel that can be advantageously used in connection with automobilm, baby.

'- carriages and'similar vehicles.

' betweeli snagsnd ng ofth'ew a luraityo u y'spa .s rings or.re-- siliently suppqi't 'mg theinner relative'to wheel with'an auxiliary rim' an 3 the outer mm, wherebyjarring ofthe' hubof .the wheel incurred "by the wheel passing over ularroads or streets will be rough and in v reduceitoaimnunun y The-detail construct ion entering into my invention will be hereinafter described in tive view of said tie plate' Fig 6 is-a .se' c;

detail and then claimed to the drawinqs: F' uredl .is an elevation of mywheel partly bro and partly in section, Fig. 2-1's' an, elevation of: portionof awheelyof-a modified form of construction, Fig. across-sectional view ofthe sanie. Fig.4 is a' plan of the form of tie plate emploi ediin the'cohstru tion shown in 1., i'g. 5 isla perspee tional detail-showing the. arrangement of t e tiQPIate, and .F' .y7-is a sectional detail showing the form o tie nlate, employed in the construction Fig 2.

a hub a plurality of-lm ialy In;theaccompnnymgdra 'ld I? disposed spokes 2 connected by an innerrim or folly. 3. and of 18! diameter the inner rim 3 an. the rim 3 is an -ou'ter"nm4ha atire5 Theinnerrim '3 is connected to. e outer rim 4 by a plural ity' of coil and the manner o said springs'to rims isas follows: The inner side of the the. dual function 0 outer rim is provided with a plurality of equally spaced eyelets 7, while the inner rim 3 is provided with a plurality of headed stationary bolts 8. Against the heads of the bolts abut tie plates 9, which plhtes are mounted the outer face of the inner rim 8, sai plates having the ends thereof bent to provide eyelets 10. The tie lates 9 upon the perip ery of are equally spaced the rim 3 an intermediate the eyelets 7 of the outer 4, whereby the coil'sprin 6- can be equally distributed, and c'onnecte to the eyelets'l and 10 to firmly support and ,cushionthe inner 3, relative to the outer rim 4 from all points during the-rotation, of

the Wheeh -The bolts. 8 are radially. disracing' the inner rim 3. The heads of the bolts 8 firmly secured against the.

lates 9 byreason of the securing of the posed, and are provided with clips 11 emlts in-ithe inner -'rim,the clips 11 are resiliner-rim-.-3 by coil rings 12 whi h are -mounted upon thebe t s and interposed be tween the and washers 13. These" latter iaremount'ed upon the bolts a ndsup by the nuts 14: secured to the screw thrcadedends of the bolts 8. The nuts 14 not only provide a support for the-washers 1'3, but further constituteineans'whereby the tension of the rin'gs 12 ,can be adjusted as.

well is hold the tension.-

, The cli sembrace andresilientlyrsup springs 12 under} state of port cire "ar side plates 15., having the outer edgesv thereof bent3inwardly to provide flanges 16. adapted tov engage ential grooves 17,"f0rmed in. h sides-0f-the tire5; '.Said spring-pressed clips 11 perform asistlng the resilient.

action of the wheel andthe' holding of the plates 15 ,from separating and inf'contact I with the opposite sidesibf the inner: rim, The plates lfi' areconnected' by a plurality ,o fcircumferentially arranged tierods 18.

" It be observed that the springs 6 are of V-shaped adapted-to fully support the inner rim 3, To provide; for

theus'efof the wheel in connection with heavy vehicl; 'additionallsprings are employed.

the sin springs are radially and are indicated. by'the reference-character 19.- I

and are clearlyshovim-in 2. The bolts used for the tie plates to the. in-' I ner rim 3'ior the form'of wheel shown in 2 e slightly modified:

let 20 in lieu of a hea thereof formed with eyes 19,

bolts are indicated by the reference character 8 and in lieu of providing the bolts with beads similar to the heads of the bolts 8, eachof the bolts 8 is provided with an eye- The outer rim 4 is provided with eyelets I eyelets 20'and to each eyelet 20 and theopposing eyelet 21 a spring 19 is secured. In Fig. 2 in lieu of connecting the outer ends of the springs 6 to eyelet 7, the said ends of the springs are connected to eyelets 19 formed on the plates 19 secured to the inner. face of the outer rim 4 by hold fast devices which project into the space formed between the rims 3 and- 4 and have the pro'ecting ends t c said eyes 19 oppose eyelets '19 carried by the rim 3.

' The eyes 19 and 19 are connected together 25 the inner. and outer rims drawings form I have illustrate by radially disposed springs 20. The 20 are equally spaced sprmgs 19 and Y t roughout the wheel at intervals .and' are what-ma be termed auxiliary spokes.

The p ates ingstones, also to prevent t from becoming clogged with mud. The tire .5 can be made of rubber, or metal according to the vehicle in connection with which the h l 's used, and while in the inga part of this application, the preferred embodiments of my invention, I would have it understood that the details of construction can be varied or changed as to the shape, proportion and 1 -manner of assemblage witho ut departing from the spirit of the invention. I

,Having now desc 'bed my nvention what "1. A wheel comprising a hub, radially dis posed', spokes'carried thereby, an inner'rim carried .upon said outer rim,

21 which oppose the ing the upper edges 15 are adapted to protect the. springs 6 and 19 from bein' injured by flye space betweening the outer edges outer rim, and tie rods connecting said by saidspokes, an outer sursaid inner a tire arranged bolts arranged in said carried by said bolts upon the periphery of said inner rim, a lurality of equally, spaced eyelets carrie by said outer rim, coil springs arranged between said eyelets and said tie plates, coil, springs encircling said bolts upon'the inner side of said inner rim clips carried by said bolts, side plates held y said clips andhavthereof extending into said tire, and tie rods connecting said plates, substantially as described. 1

2. Awheel comprising a hub, radially disposed spokes carried thereby, an inner rim carried by said spokes, an outer rim surrounding said inner rim, necting said inner rim with said-'outer rim, bolts upon said inner rim, clips slidably mounted upon said bolts and embracing said inner rim, springs connectin said bolts and clips, side plates held by sai clips and hav- 'thereof embracing said rounding inner rim, tie plates plat a.

3. A wheel of the type described, comprising an inner rim, an outerlrim surrounding sa1d inner rim, bolts arranged 1n said inner V r1m,-t1e plates carried by-said bolts upon the periphery oj said inner rim, coil springs connecting said plates, clips carried bysaid bolts,.side plates partially supported by said clips, and means mounted upon said bolts for retaining said lates in engagementwith said inner rim.

- In testimony whereofl aflix mysignature. i v

in the presence of two witnesses.

CHALMER CARPENTER.

' Witnesses: 1 i

K.- H. BUTLER, Max H. SRoLovrrz.

coil springs conouterrims with'said' tie 

